Over four million votes will be up for grabs as the electoral body sets out to register youths who are now eligible to elect their leaders. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said the youths being targeted in the latest registration campaign were not eligible to vote during the 2017 General Election. He pointed out that a total of 149,600 Kenyans enlisted as voters across the country after the last elections. “In the meantime, IEBC urges persons who have attained 18 years and above to acquire national identity cards in readiness for registration as voters,” he said. The commission launched the continuous voter registration on October 15, 2015 but due to financial constraints, the exercise has been confined to constituency offices.

Source: The Star June 14, 2021 20:15 UTC